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| A. Boegehold ... The ruins unearthed in section ΠΠ represent six roughly defined periods: 4th century B.C. to Hellenistic, Augustan, pre-Herulian, post-Herulian, Byzantine and Turkish.
The results of the excavation are ... 20 Feb-29 Jun 1956 |
| Arthur W. Parsons Margaret Crosby ... The early part of the excavation season in Section ΠΠ was concerned almost exclusively with the removal of the Asteroskopiou Street, a road going back to the 1st or 2nd century A.D.
The work of the remainder ... 28 Apr-11 Aug 1947 |
Lower left corner preserved with start of name: ΑΙΓ.
Buff, unglazed clay. Built into wall between Rooms 2 and 3 of Greek House. Leica ... 23 June 1956 |
| Standing male figure, holding a bird in his extended right hand. Left arm raised, holding something (?).
Short cloak thrown over left shoulder. Wreath on head.
Left arm broken off, but statuette largely ... 9 May 1956 |
| Two pieces of upper part of a candelabrum.
Topmost has leaf pattern directly below flaring rim. Below this is zone of inlaid silver leaves and stems with berrils of silver and some other inlay now missing ... 9 May 1956 |
Hat-shaped ornamental nail head (?), possible cymbal.
Center concave -convex, with everted rim. South house, room 12, N.W. quadrant, strosis with burning above pebble mosaic floor. Leica ... 9 May 1956 |
| Six fragment selected from a large number (not catalogued) to show scale of figure, vents, drapery, etc.
g) mold funnel
h) Air vent
i) Air vent
j) mold fragmetn with gate.
k) mold funnel with "y" gate ... April-May 1956 |
| Layer of coarse red clay surrounds funnel of roughly modelled finer blackened clay ridged at opening to gate.
Smooth gate, oval in section, is made of still finer, blackened clay. Part of second oval "Y" ... April, May 1956 |
Mended from two pieces preserving part of up and ovoid bowl.
Coarse red clay around inner layer of gray clay, coated inside with fine red slip, blackened towards base of bowl.
Cf. B 1446, similar type ... April, May 1956 |
Almost complete support.
Made of coarse red clay, irregularly flattened at both ends, and higher at one side than at the other. Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
Fragment of large mold support.
Roughly triangular in section, flat on bottom, sloped to base on exterior and hollowed out on inner face to hold base of mold upright during pouring. Four similar pieces ... April, May 1956 |
Flattened resting surface and part of diagonal large support roughly triangular in section crudely formed in coarse red clay.
Impressions of finger tips that smoothed outer surface. Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment preserving profile of funnel and part of gate.
Coarse outer layer of red clay folded over two inner layers of finer blackened clay. Central layer forms rounded gate. Thin layer of fine slip ... April, May 1956 |
Fragment lacks inner surface, but has its curved contour.
Heavy blackening.
Coarse red clay of outer layer has on it joining straight lines that were irregularly scratched in wet clay with narrow blunt ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment broken all around.
Coarse red clay with pebbly inclusions surrounds finer blackened clay.
Inner surface lost. At break at one side is badly corroded bit of iron that may be remains of chaplet ... April, May 1956 |
| Large fragment perhaps of drapery, broken all around.
Coarse exterior partial blackening on fine undulating or folding inner strand surface.
Bronze fills cracks. Rest of inner surface is pulled away. At ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment mended from three pieces.
Layer of coarse red clay with pebbly inclusions surrounds inner layer of finer blackened clay.
Large slightly concave strand surface with bits of bronze adhering ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment mended from two pieces, broken all around.
On exterior parallel marks of tined tool.
On interior, concave cross-hatched strand surface, clearly marked.
Blackening and bronze bits. Layering ... April, May 1956 |
| One fragment broken all around. On interior, flat crossed strand surface, well marked, and preserving ends of strands.
Blackening layering unclear. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
| Concave widely marked strand surface.
Many cracks, all filled with bronze.
Blackening. Broken all around. Finished Casting pit. 2287 Leica ... April, May 1956 |
| Bearded head wearing wreath.
Complete except for chips from nose, wreath and beard.
Two holes in forehead, and one in beard for attachment of head to a box or piece of furniture. Face is cut at edge to ... 9 May 1956 |
| Found stamped into the earth in a very ruined condition.
A rectangular frame of ivory can be seen which was filled with squares of ivory.
Around this inner frame would have gone another rectangle (of which ... 2 June 1956 |
Small curved piece.
Green surface from contact with bronze. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
Part of small curved horn, preserved from tip with green surface from contact with bronze. Burned patches on convex side towards base of horn. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
| Four joining fragments (a-d) preserve nearly half of the floor, with part of the low ring foot; two fragments (e-f) give a little of the plain rim and gently curving wall. A fourth fragment (g) appears ... 24 March 1956 |
| Several joining fragments give part of rim and floor of a large plate or platter.
Projecting rim thickened at inner and outer edges.
Pale green, almost colorless glass. South House, room 24, destruction ... 2 April 1956 |
| Four large fragments, mended from many, preserve parts of the rim and wall of a deep millefiori bowl; nothing of the foot preserved. Many additional fragments do not join.
The wall shows a full rounded ... 24 April 1956 |
| A square bottle with narrow neck, flared rim and broad flat handle.
Broken into many fragments, but apparently complete as it lay.
Glass light green to clear. For context see Hesp. 26 (1957), p. 101. South ... 9 May 1956 |
| Rim chipped, otherwise complete.
Body square. Round mouth with flaring rim opens directly out of body.
Light bluish green glass. Υάλινο αγγείο, με τετράγωνο σώμα. Σχεδόν ακέραιο. For context see Hesp ... 24 May 1956 |
| Fragments of at least three bowls of clear glass with small out-turned rims are included here, also various decorative elements, including a blown glass bird attached to a wall fragment, and with the details ... 9, 26 May 1956 |
| Two joining fragments of bowl, each with part of wall and cut design.
Floral design with stem and leaf ornaments. Two posts at right angles.
Wall of clear glass, now decayed with thick silvery weathering ... 14 May 1956 |
| Several fragments of lower part of square bottle mended; 15 other fragments not mended.
Sides slightly indented. Out-turned wide rim. On bottom, molded pattern of a swastika enclosed within a triangle, ... 14 May 1956 |
A slender instrument with a point at one end and a small spatula at the other. Burned fill of bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 18 April 1956 |
Oxidized but complete.
Bolt with suspension loop and short stem. Bronze casting pit. Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 2249-4 ... 24 October 1956 |
About half of the top with handle attachment preserved.
On discus, an Eros playing a syrinx. His wings are open to fill the disc.
4th. century. From destruction fill of South House, Room 24. 2250 Leica ... 2 April 1956 |
Globule-and-volute lamp; handle, non-joining, grooved and pierced.
Soft light buff clay.
Mid. 3rd. century. Dark red fill of South House, Room 23. 2244 ff. Leica ... 4 April 1956 |
Four joining fragments, lacks nozzle.
Rim, panelled; handle, grooved and pierced.
Discus plain; signed on base.
Unglazed.
Buff clay.
Mixed fill from Soutrh House, Room 26. 2278 Leica ... 12 April 1956 |
Complete.
Disc plain, rim has bunches of grapes. Handle pierced.
Unglazed.
Buff clay.
Cf. Hesperia 26 (1957), p. 101.
Cf. Agora XXXII, no. 1686 (P 25614). Earth floor of South House Room 12, under Turkish ... 29 May 1956 |
Discus, handle, part of rim and wall preserved.
Discus decorated with rays; on rim, ovules; on handle on top, two incised lines. Pierced.
Buff clay. Roman Drain. Leica ... 23 June 1956 |
Two joining fragments make up more than half the lamp, but handle mostly broken off. Fragmentary
Handle pierced. Globules and bars on rim.
Disc decorated with two warriors. From fill of deep passage leading ... 26 October 1956 |
Tapers slightly toward top, which is broken off.
Two under edges are bevelled. There is a graffito: Ι Ν Ι Κ Ι.
Irregular daub of clay impressed by fingers (whose prints can still be seen) on to the preserved ... 30 March 1956 |
Several joining fragments, mended to four, give parts of wall and rim, and part of one handle, of a large deep black figured skyphos. On rim, double row of dots. On wall, procession of rams, right. Muzzles, ... 24 April 1956 |
Moldmade with gouged details. One fully curled ram's horn, an eyebrow and most of a human eye preserved.
Brown clay with thin black wash over, worn.
ADDENDA Knidian or Coan - jug in form of a ram [JWH] ... 27 April 1956 |
Three joining fragments preserve part of neck, wall and bottom of a squat lekythos.
Of the scene there remains part of the figure of a cloaked youth right, seated(?). In front of him, a goal post; in ... 27 April 1956 |
Rim fragment from a very large plate or platter. Low moulded rim.
Thick grayish-red fabric, micaceous and highly laminated, resembling Samian. Firm glossy black glaze on top and rim (worn on rim); dull ... 30 April 1956 |
Small fragment from upper wall.
Head of youth right, arm outstretched. Small cluster(?) above. No relief contour. White for fillet and cluster. Roman fill of western cut. 2299 Leica ... 30 April 1956 |
| Five fragments make up to three and give some of upper wall. Battle scene?
a) Falling figure with shield(?) at left, a tree, and rider at right, facing left.
b) Two riders, birds in field.
c) Tree, drapery(?) ... 9 May 1956 |
Mended from many fragments and partially restored in plaster. Many fragments missing. Globular wheel-ridged amphora ending abruptly in narrow toe. Short straight neck with rolled lip.
Large red dipinti ... 9 May 1956 |
Mended from fragments. Missing toe, part of neck. Globular amphora with conical neck, everted rim, and pointed foot. Grooves around body.
Thin brownish glaze, dull. Clay hard, orange, often gray at surface ... 9 May 1956 |
Ovoid wheel ridged amphora mended from many fragments. Missing parts of wall, neck, and part of one handle. Short conical neck, deep everted rim.
Clay buff with white particles. South House, room 12, ... 9 May 1956 |
| Wall fragment of small closed pot: squat lekythos.
Head, torso and bit of wing of Eros, right. Right arm extended.
Clay pinkish-buff. From a layer of 4th. c. B.C. with Geometric and protogeometric sherds ... 14 May 1956 |
Mended from several fragments. Complete except for about three-fourths of rim and small piece of wall. Incised grooves just under handles, at junction of body and foot, on moulding of foot, and on resting ... March-April 1956 |
Plate complete except for small chip from rim. Rolled rim, ring foot.
Within foot:
Glazed over all, badly worn on top surface, scratched on both sides. Pit. Leica ... March-April 1956 |
| a) Mended from three fragments preserving part of neck, rim and beginning of shoulder. Exterior: cream slip. Heavy black band immediately below rim. Around middle of neck three red lines. At beginning ... March-April 1956 |
Small bowl with inturned rim and ring foot, complete.
Metallic black glaze, mottled red in places. Clay pink.
Cf. P 7345. Pit. Leica ... March-April 1956 |
Three fragments of which two join, giving neck and beginning of shoulder. Straight rim with ridge below on exterior. Two lightly incised lines beneath the glaze at juncture of neck and shoulder.
Black ... March-April 1956 |
Three fragments join to make plate lacking most of its rim and a piece of the center floor. Scraped groove around central depression and at outer edge of floor.
Glaze once good, now much scratched and ... March-April 1956 |
Numerous fragments make up lekanis that is complete except for some chips from the rim. Broad-based foot. Resting surface of foot reserved. Bottom has reserved circle. Walls not smoothly made, perhaps ... March-April 1956 |
| Fragments make up basin complete but for one handle and fragments of wall. Restored in plaster.
Steeply flaring wall; flat base; neatly rounded rim. Handle set close up under rim. Thin red glaze on rim ... March-April 1956 |
Most of neck and both handles (no stamps) preserved.
Traces of red paint on one side of the neck may be a dipinto.
Graffito (on other side of neck?):
Unglazed, micaceous pink-tan clay.
Cf. Hesperia ... 24 October 1956 |
| Enough preserved to recover profile. Restored in plaster. Connected palmettes radiating out from center; circled by broad band of rouletting and incised line.
Graffito in bottom of base:
Glaze in excellent ... 24 October 1956 |
Bit of rim of thin-walled cup. Low conical projections with stems from relief decoration below rim.
Black glaze. Gray clay.
ADDENDA North Italian [JWH]. Fill of deep passage leading north from rectangular ... 26 October 1956 |
| Wall fragment, broken all around. Pendent egg and dart pattern below two grooves. Roulette pattern above.
Fine glaze, well preserved. Clay pinkish-buff. From a classical to 3rd. c. A.D. fill. Channel ... April 1956 |
Three non-joining fragments.
a) Part of floor.
b) Wall fragment with moulded relief contour, beads of rouletting top and bottom.
c) Part of floor and ring foot.
Good glaze; pinkish-buff clay.
Pergamene ... May 1956 |
Part of lower stem and about two-thirds of base preserved. Edge of base has moulded profile in two parts. Underside completely glazed with grooves through glaze, one around outer edge, the other around ... April 1959 |
Small rectangular block, worn, one corner badly chipped. Surface of figures battered, especially the heads.
Two figures on plinth. Male, 3/4 view at left, embraces or carries off female, full front view ... Late Roman. |
| Part of the mouth and nose have been broken off as has the left ear.
The neck is sufficiently preserved to show that the head is turning left. The roughly chiseled back may be original and the head perhaps ... 500-450 B.C. (?). |
| Retrograde.
Early Thasian. Finished Bronze-casting workshop, red fill; 4th century B.C. Ἡρ[ακ | Ἀ]ρ̣ι̣σ̣[το] (retr)
vaseVI Leica ... 19 April 1956 |
| Retrograde.
Early Thasian. Finished Bronze-casting workshop, red fill; 4th century B.C. Ἡρακ̣[ | Ἀρ]ιστ̣ο̣[---] (retr)
vaseVI Leica ... 19 April 1956 |
| Whole jar, missing chip from rim.
Capacity: (poly, 12.vi.78) 27.280; Capacity: (wheat, VG 11.xii.86) 29.700.
Stamp on one handle. Prof: PD 1454-92*
Dim: H 0.793, Dmax 0.348, HH 0.27-from record of Roll ... May 1956 |
Stamp very faint; two gouges have destroyed part. Cistern. [ Ἐπὶ Ἀριστοκ]λ̣εῦς
[ Ἀπολ bouk λωνί]ου
[ Κνίδι ranion ον]
(Σ lunate, Α broken-barred) 2305-2310 Leica ... May 1956 |
Flattened on several sides by wear.
Small stone, one of four or five similar ones found in the pit. Bronze casting pit. 2287 Leica ... 24 October 1956 |
Small light stone with many small flattened surfaces and one shallow channel. Casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 PD 2249-4 ... April-May 1956 |
Light weight stone with one smooth curved surface on which are darkened areas, perhaps from polishing burned surface (casting skin) of bronze. Bronze-casting pit. From box 322. 2287 Leica, 87-427, 79-4-8 ... April-May 1956 |
| Preserved in front from waist down, in back from shoulders down. Attachment cone for neck can be seen.
Chiton and himation. Himation worn tightly wrapped around figure.
Red preserved over white on chiton; ... 4 April 1956 |
| Male figure seated on a rock; preserved from right shoulder to bottom; most of left side missing above knee.
One non-joining fragment preserves part of drapery at front; another part of the rock, a third ... 4 April 1956 |
Three non-joining fragments of a mold for a "maenad" relief.
Fragment a), bottom of flowing drapery and foot on tip toe. A rim 0.028m. wide runs the width and almost the length of the fragment, forming ... 16 April 1956 |
| About half preserved, mended from several fragments.
Large figurine of a soldier or warrior wearing a tunic, a cloak and high-laced sandals. He holds a shield (strap only preserved).
Dark reddish clay ... 27 April 1956 |
| Coins. Removal of Modern and Late Fill in Western Part of Section ... ΠΠ-12 2201, 2202 ... Jun 27 1953 |
| ΠΠ-12 2203, 2204 Section ΠΠ 477 Section ΠΠ 478 ... 1860 |
| ΠΠ-12 2205, 2206 Section ΠΠ 479 Section ΠΠ 480 Section ΠΠ 481 ... Apr 8 1953 |
| ΠΠ-12 2207, 2208 ΠΠ:1953.0427:1 ΠΠ:1953.0427:2 ΠΠ:1953.0427:3 ΠΠ:1953.0427:4 ΠΠ:1953.0427:5 ΠΠ:1953.0427:6 ΠΠ:1953.0427:7 ΠΠ:1953.0427:8 ΠΠ:1953.0427:9 ΠΠ:1953.0427:10 ΠΠ:1953.0427:11 ΠΠ:1953.0427:12 ΠΠ:1953.0427:13 ... Modern greek |
| ΠΠ-12 2209, 2210 ... 1947 |
| ΠΠ-12 2211, 2212 ΠΠ:1956.0225:1 ΠΠ:1956.0225:2 ΠΠ:1956.0225:3 ΠΠ:1956.0225:4 ΠΠ:1956.0303:1 ΠΠ:1956.0303:2 ΠΠ:1956.0303:3 ΠΠ:1956.0303:4 Section ΠΠ 498 ... Arabic |
| ΠΠ-12 2213, 2214 ΠΠ:1956.0303:5 ΠΠ:1956.0316:1 ΠΠ:1956.0316:2 ΠΠ:1956.0316:3 ΠΠ:1956.0316:4 ΠΠ:1956.0323:1 ΠΠ:1956.0323:2 ΠΠ:1956.0323:3 ΠΠ:1956.0323:4 ΠΠ:1956.0323:5 ΠΠ:1956.0323:6 ... Athenian Imperial |
| Mosaic Floor. East-West Street. Kitchen. Rock Outcrop. Street of Marble Workers ... ΠΠ-12 2215, 2216 |
| Kitchen. Room 23. Room 24. Room 19. Room 22. Room 21. Room 20 ... ΠΠ-12 2217, 2218 ... Mar 14 1956 |
| Floor Level. Green Schist. Kitchen. Carbonized Matter. Modern Well (Undug). Lighter Red Fill. Room 23. Chalikia. Dark Red Destruction Fill. Room 24. Brown Fill. Room 21. Pithos ... ΠΠ-12 2219, 2220 |
| Room 19. Destruction Fill. Wall. Chalikia. Undug. Floor Level. Room 18 ... ΠΠ-12 2221, 2222 ... Mar 16 1956 |
| Room 19. Chalikia. Brownish Fill. Dark Red Destruction Fill. Carbonized Matter ... ΠΠ-12 2223, 2224 ... Mar 24 1956 |
| Room 19. Floor Cutting. South House Room 19 ... ΠΠ-12 2225, 2226 ΠΠ 949 P 25594 ΠΠ 952 P 25597 ΠΠ 953 P 25598 Lot ΠΠ 333 Lot ΠΠ 332 Section ΠΠ 487 Section ΠΠ 486 ... Mar 24 1956 |
| Byzantine Wall. South House Dining Room. Modern Well pit. Wall. Steps ... ΠΠ-12 2227, 2228 Section ΠΠ 482 ... Mar 17 1956 |
| Pit in South House Room 23. Steps. Room Wall. South House Dining Room. Chalikia ... ΠΠ-12 2229, 2230 ... Mar 17 1956 |
| Pit in South House Room 23. Byzantine Quarry ... ΠΠ-12 2231, 2232 Section ΠΠ 483 Section ΠΠ 485 ... Mar 24 1956 |
| Byzantine Quarry. South House Room 21 ... ΠΠ-12 2233, 2234 ΠΠ:1956.0324:1 ΠΠ:1956.0324:2 ΠΠ:1956.0324:3 ΠΠ:1956.0324:4 ... 1059-1067 A.D. |
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